Letting go of the CRT

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aliensstudios:
I'd like to get a CRT back so I can play some House of the Dead again

dharmajones93:
I feel like I wrote a blog post about this years ago but can't remember if I published it or not. I had two 29 inchers go on me in one year. Both were tube issues so they really couldn't be fixed. One was a mammoth wood panel. I recycled the tube but kept the frame as a memento (it was the families main tv throughout my childhood). I had a similar situation though, where I was living in a small apartment on the third floor with no elevator... I got sick of dragging heavy TVs up and down the stairs all the time. It was just more feasible to have them all on one TV. I'm using SCART (where possible without modding) and a Framemeister now; I went down this rabbit hole before some of the newer options (OSSC, Tink) were available.

I've since moved to a bigger place. My neighbor actually died and the family put a bunch of TVs out to the curb, so I walked away with a Trinitron and some back up little TVs (kinda want to build an arcade cabinet out of one...). I don't regret switching to flat panel as the main, but I found my way back to CRT anyway. Just got don't playing Ys book I&II for a few hours. Turbo just looks right on a CRT (though the composite is quite good, relatively).

I'd say, in the USA at least, its harder to (legally) get rid of a CRT than it is to acquire one. The trash pick up won't take them, thrift stores won't take them, and even recycling centers won't take them. Best Buy will take them, but you have to pay!!! If it works, definitely try to sell it, because otherwise it's a pain in the butt!

huffy:
No, why would I get rid of something that still works and/or can be repaired and that I use?
They really don't take up much space, minimalists and people that pay for digital over exaggerate how much space objects take which has infected peoples' minds. A subtle form of marketing really, unfortunately it works.

pzeke:
I think you're the one overreacting, but hey, that's neither here nor there.

Anyshit, my CRT needs repair. I was told the exact component that needs replacement, and even found a place where I can buy it, but I haven't gotten around to getting it. I'm not getting rid of it anytime soon, so I'm definitely getting that baby fixed.

bikingjahuty:
I still have two 27' CRTs that I keep around for the "authentic" retro gaming experience as well as my lightgun games. One of them is a one owner TV I bought brand new from Best Buy around 2004 or so. Still works great! But I've accepted that CRTs won't always be a luxury I'll have so I've been working on optimizing all my retro game consoles to play on modern TVs over the last few months. Currently have an OSSC and a Retrotink 2x that I play most of my consoles through.

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